The Cry of JazzMovie
Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of music and race - a forecast of what he called "the death of jazz." A landmark moment in black film, foreseeing the civil unrest of subsequent decades, it also features the only known footage of visionary pianist Sun Ra from his beloved Chicago period. Featured are ample images of tenor saxophonist John Gilmore and the rest of Ra's Arkestra in Windy City nightclubs, all shot in glorious black & white.
About The Cry of Jazz
The Cry of Jazz is a 1959 documentary, music movie directed by Edward Bland.
The production information lists a runtime of 34m, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes George Waller, Dorothea Horton, Melinda Dillon, Andrew Duncan. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
